diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index 18555c73..cb85a9eb 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ class Smarty
 					$output .= "{$section_props}['loop'] = count($attr_value);\n";
 					break;
 
+				case 'show':
+					if (is_bool($attr_value))
+						$attr_value = $attr_value ? 'true' : 'false';
+					$output .= "{$section_props}['$attr_name'] = $attr_value;\n";
+					break;
+
 				default:
 					$output .= "{$section_props}['$attr_name'] = $attr_value;\n";
 					break;
diff --git a/demo/templates/index.tpl b/demo/templates/index.tpl
index b3f78ca6..75b027b0 100644
--- a/demo/templates/index.tpl
+++ b/demo/templates/index.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ My interests are:
 	{else}
 		* {$outer/FirstName} {$outer/LastName}
 	{/if}
-	{$outer/date|date_format:"%B %d, %Y"}
 {sectionelse}
 	none
 {/section}
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 18555c73..cb85a9eb 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ class Smarty
 					$output .= "{$section_props}['loop'] = count($attr_value);\n";
 					break;
 
+				case 'show':
+					if (is_bool($attr_value))
+						$attr_value = $attr_value ? 'true' : 'false';
+					$output .= "{$section_props}['$attr_name'] = $attr_value;\n";
+					break;
+
 				default:
 					$output .= "{$section_props}['$attr_name'] = $attr_value;\n";
 					break;
diff --git a/templates/index.tpl b/templates/index.tpl
index b3f78ca6..75b027b0 100644
--- a/templates/index.tpl
+++ b/templates/index.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ My interests are:
 	{else}
 		* {$outer/FirstName} {$outer/LastName}
 	{/if}
-	{$outer/date|date_format:"%B %d, %Y"}
 {sectionelse}
 	none
 {/section}